Quiet Profanity (2010)
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“As someone who can turn his nose up at “catchy hooks” I have to admit I am quite impressed by new local minstrels Days of Rae. Their ‘Quiet Profanity’ release had me thinking of Mazzy Star, which I can totally appreciate. But that’s not to pigeonhole them – they stand firmly on their own feet here.
My hat goes off to these people, who in only a year have made very thorough rounds of the Twin Cities, getting their feet dirty at all kinds of local stages. lead singer Cherie Rae Cobbs’ voice cuts through the air like a good steel cuts fancy hard cheese. Any local venue should be delighted to be graced with such high caliber musician-ship.”- -Josh,Lunch of Champions – Minneapolis and National Music Reviews (Feb 13th, 2010)
“Contempt is one of the best tunes I’ve heard here for quite some time….It has a bright, breezy yet melancholic feel backed up with some beautiful vocal work (i could listen to this woman all night)”
- Andrew Chapman, Consensus Music Reviews (Jan 22, 2010)
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Lyrics and Credits:
Golden Valley, MN
www.myspace.com/gettysburgstudio
Engineer: Ryan Pula
Mixed and Mastered by:Daryll Hurst
Cover Art:
by Benjamin D. Rinehart
Lawrence University – Appleton, WI
http://www.benrinehart.com
Contempt
Music by Cherie Rae Cobbs and Clint Trotter
Lyrics by Cherie Rae and Shon Cobbs
Arrangement by Days of Rae
It’s worse than I imagined baby cut your tongue loose
And you’re digging to the heart of me where I’m defenseless
It’s worse than I imagined baby what you must think of me
What kind of ease you vilify me, vilify me
Don’t hold me, don’t hold me in
It’s harder than imagined baby you move the line
And you’re backing me up to the wall where I can find no refuge
It’s harder than imagined baby I claim ignorance
But you cut me to the quick the way you look at me
Don’t hold me, don’t hold me in
It’s worse than I imagined baby I’ve done my share of wrong
But does that give you the right to damn me for so long
I apologized I’m sorry I was blind
My grief is stronger than my pride what ease you vilify me
Don’t hold me, don’t hold me in
I’m sure you’re right but you can go too far
And is it right to blame it all on me
I’m sure you’re right and I am what you say
But I never knew you could look at me this way
Don’t hold me, don’t hold me in
Quiet Profanity
Music by Cherie Rae Cobbs
Lyrics by Cherie Rae and Shon Cobbs
Arrangement by Days of Rae
It’s eating away at me with such an appetite
That I’m afraid of hitting the wall
The dust in the attic’s got nothing on me
As long as I breathe I’ll be laying and waiting
Roll it out, cut me out I’m pliable can’t you see
Roll it out, cut me out I’m pliable as can be
Tell me what you want to hear and I’ll give you that part of me
Tell me what you want to hear what you need me to be
I’m tired of trying to keep it all in
Quiet profanity locked in my head
I’ll put up a front throw you off the trail
And all will be safe you won’t own my well
Roll it out, cut me out I’m pliable can’t you see
Roll it out, cut me out I’m pliable as can be
Tell me what you want to hear and I’ll give you that part of me
Tell me what you want to hear what you need me to be
No matter the words just say it pretty
They’ll buy it if it looks nice
And I’ll be the one lost on a trip
To places I’m sorry you won’t be invited
Roll it out, cut me out I’m pliable can’t you see
Roll it out, cut me out I’m pliable as can be
Tell me what you want to hear and I’ll give you that part of me
Tell me what you want to hear what you need me to be
Hide & Seek
Music by Days of Rae
Lyrics by Cherie Rae Cobbs
Arrangement by Days of Rae
It’s not a game to me but I’ve got cards to play
It’s not a mystery the space between you and me We’ve done it all before baby you know me we falter all the way back to our knees Come find me I’m not hiding That list of questions all over your face You’re looking underneath in our secret hiding place You’re going all the way but not alone tell me everything you came here for Come find me I’m not hidingIf you’re watching me you’re all over my mindTell me everything I’ll be easy this time
Come find me I’m not hiding
Come just a little closer I can feel you
Come just a little closer cuz we’re almost there
Bogeyman
Music and Lyrics by Cherie Rae Cobbs
Arrangement by Days of Rae
I met you when I was a girl you blew out my window
You tangled the phone poll where you looking for me
It started a pattern of thought and I’ve never been the same
It ushered an eerie silence a family around a flame
And here I am running in place again
Always scared hiding from the bogeyman
I still see your face in the lucid quiet hours
You’re always gaining speed and you never give up the lead
And here I am running in place again
Always scared hiding from the bogeyman
I knew you were on the way that April night
you could feel the pressure build
and I heard a turn in the trees
So I ran like you do in dreams
And here I am running in place again
Always scared hiding from the bogeyman
You can’t hide from the bogeyman
You can’t hide from the bogeyman
The Leonard Situation
Music by Cherie Rae and Shon Cobbs
Lyrics by Cherie Rae Cobbs
Arrangement by Days of Rae
Would you even know me
If you saw me walking by
And if by chance I saw you
Would you look me in the eye
It really doesn’t matter
I’ve come this far without you
We’ve been worlds apart so far
So what’s the difference anymore
I know all about you
Save me your petty lies
Forces more than nature
Answered the how’s and why’s
It really doesn’t matter
I’ve come this far without you
We’ve been worlds apart so far
So what’s the difference anymore
I’ve been fine without you I’ve been getting by
I’ve been alright without you
But I still want to know why
I wonder what parts of you
Made me what I am today
Funny how the lines we cross
Blur or they fade away
It really doesn’t matter
I’ve come this far without you
We’ve been worlds apart so far
So what’s the difference anymore
I’ve been fine without you I’ve been getting by
I’ve been alright without you
But I still want to know, why
It takes just a moment
To change the fate of life
Irreversible it seems
Something to recognize
It really doesn’t matter
I’ve come this far without you
We’ve been worlds apart so far
So what’s the difference anymore
I’ve been fine without you I’ve been getting by
I’ve been alright without you
But I still want to know why
I don’t want it to matter, but it does somehow
I don’t want to let you in
I just want you to know
Act Three
Music by Cherie Rae Cobbs
Lyrics by Shon Cobbs
Arrangement by Days of Rae
This is my invocation to break this cast away
My midnight diction to know this bed I made
The mold was set in bronzed expectations
To play the part that was given to me
The lights have signaled
The intermissions over
Act three’s begun
In this tragedy I’m after
What once suited true now clenches and constrains
Once sweet conformity leaves me gasping and afraid
I pound, I scream, I claw, I scratch
My pupils narrow for the faintest light
The lights have signaled
The intermissions over
Act three’s begun
In this tragedy I’m after
The air is thin and laced with regret
Revelations seep in this hole to grip
Leverage offering me this seam to pry
To shed what was absolve the lie
The lights have signaled
The intermissions over
Act three’s begun
In this tragedy I’m after
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